Lamine Kaba Sherif (born 27 January 1999) is a Guinean professional

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who plays as a

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for Spalding United.

Club career

Kaba Sherif joined the

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academy at under-10 level, and turned professional in 2017. He was released from Leicester in June 2019. Kaba Sherif joined

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on a two-year contract in July 2019. On 3 August 2019, he made his league debut for Accrington as a 79th minute substitute during a 2–0 defeat to Lincoln City. On 14 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Accrington at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract. In August 2021 he signed for

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. On 2 January 2022, it was announced that Sherif had left the club after making 9 league appearances. On 11 February 2022, Sherif joined

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side

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on a non-contract basis. In March 2022, Sherif signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Peterborough Sports. In November 2022, Sherif joined Southern League Premier Division Central side Ilkeston Town on loan. He later played for Spalding United and

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International career

In March 2019, Kaba Sherif received a callup from the Guinea under-23 team.

References

1999 births Living people People from Conakry Guinean men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Leicester City F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players AFC Telford United players Peterborough Sports F.C. players Ilkeston Town F.C. players Barwell F.C. players Spalding United F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players Southern Football League players Guinean expatriate men's footballers Guinean expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England {{Guinea-footy-bio-stub